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`: Council Minutes of 03-15-2011 hiring of police officers will be determined by the retirements of any officers this year. Fire Dept. numbers are also similar to last year, and there is a proposed purchase of a new squad to replace the oldest unit. There is a propal to hire an Administrative Assistant to help the Fire Chief with administrative duties. The city is looking forward to the implementation of the infrastructure and remodeling of the Waste Water Treatment Plant which has to be completed by the end of 2014. The streets program will be coming before Council in ordinance form for the 2011 season, and the city will be financing about $600,000.00 this year instead of the "usual" 1 million every year. • Finance Director Copfer presented the revenue assumptions debt report. Property taxes are down approximately 3.4% and municipal taxes are down 10%. The General Fund is estimated to stay about the same as well as fees, license and permits. Fines, forfeitures and intergovernmental revenues are projected to be lower. The city's debt retirement should be reduced from $45,265,716.35 to $40,852,181.76 this year with an approximate borrowing of $1,065.000.00 this year. With nothing else before the Finance Committee on March 5`~', the meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m. The Finance Committee met Tuesday, March 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Present were all Council members, Mayor Kennedy, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Administrative Assistant Jane Leaver, Recreation Commissioner Betsy Drenski and Springvale Facility Manager Marty Young. • Law Director Gareau reported that all department costs are the same as last year with some increase in outside legal services because of issues that may come up where there would be a conflict as well as some organization costs. • Recreation Commissioner Drenski reported changes in staff because they are down afull-time employee. The salary from the full-time employee was used in different areas including part-time maintenance. There is a change of $1,400.00 from pool outside services to pool salaries. There is $40,000.00 in the budget for a new digital sign which was made possible by Issue 34. There is a $90,000.00 in the capital line which is a carryover from last year. Repairing the flat areas of the roof is a number one priority, and the roof will be assessed after the snow melts. Other projects to be addressed are HVAC and air filtration issues. • Springvale Facility Manager Young reported that Mayor Kennedy was very proactive in assisting Springvale in getting projects completed during last season, and they are looking forward to a successful 2011. "Phase II" of renovations to the golf course are scheduled this year. They plan on presenting legislation to hire Serafin Golf Course Design to prepare plans and specifications for the projects. Specifically, they are proposing to install drainage in the remaining thirteen (13) greens, add additional drainage to certain areas of the course and renovate the remaining bunkers/sand traps on the course. The cost of this project to is approximately $300,000 and will be financed over a ten year period. There will be the purchase of maintenance equipment for the golf course this year as well. The Ballroom is booked pretty solid and improving all the time. In 2010 there were 44 weddings which generated $435,000.00 and for 2011 there are 41 6